diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
index 5cd9452d4880fb394aeb84a3c8a3e2efed875187..36a26accf375c51a3c2b1b8c44705576c4208565 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 /* #DEFINES */
 
 /* STATIC VARIABLES */
-/* default 
 static slurm_protocol_config_t proto_conf_default ;
 static slurm_protocol_config_t * proto_conf = & proto_conf_default ;